LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The demolition works mark the start of an infrastructure upgrade that will improve facilities for service personnel based at one of the Army's most historic sites. Delivered through the Army Estate Modernisation Programme, the project is being managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and delivered by Galliford Try, with Arcadis providing technical support. The investment will benefit the Army musi...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: At the occasion of the meeting of Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on 8 October 2026, the following milestones and way forward have been agreed: * Kensington Treaty ratification - Federal Chancellor Merz and Prime Minister Burnham finalised the ratification of the Kensington Treaty through the official exchange of documents. The Kensington Treaty, signed in July 2025 in ...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This report provides insight into our regulatory activity from April 2026 to June 2026. We will update this report every 3 months. Some of our regulatory action is subject to confidential or legal process and will not be included. Find details of our active criminal prosecution cases. How we regulate the private security industry The standards we set protect the public by making sure that only security operati...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Eight projects will target diseases including Ebola, Plague, Marburg and Lassa fever as overseas outbreaks continue to highlight global risks * Funding will strengthen the UK's ability to develop, test and deploy vaccines at speed during future outbreaks * Programme previously supported the development of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Lives could be saved and the public better protected against future...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the first of its weekly winter respiratory virus surveillance reports, based on a range of indicators provided by GPs, hospitals, laboratories and the wider community. The surveillance report for week 40 (28 September and 4 October 2026) shows: * influenza activity increased and is circulating at baseline levels * flu positivity increased with a positivity rate of ...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This weekly bulletin brings together the latest surveillance data, along with the latest public health advice for flu, COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other viruses. For respiratory viruses, in the week between 28 September and 4 October 2026: * Influenza activity increased and is circulating at baseline levels * COVID-19 activity increased and is circulating at low levels * Respiratory syncytial...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: General Fusion Group Ltd ('General Fusion' or 'The Company'), a leading fusion company, has achieved a historic compressional plasma heating result with its large-scale Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) demonstration. Using Magnetised Target Fusion (MTF), the Company reached electron temperatures exceeding 12 million degrees Celsius - more than 1 keV. The results were co-published by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA),...
LONDON, Oct. 8 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We have completed the bulk removal of one of our oldest legacy inventories, helping reduce risk and prepare the facility for the future. The radioactive material, known as BUTEX liquor, was created as a byproduct during our first reprocessing operations in the 1950s. It had remained in the oldest tanks of our Highly Active Liquor Evaporation and Storage (HALES) plant for decades. Exterior of HALES facility on th...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Mr Chair, Director-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Let me begin by welcoming Director-General Dallafior and Deputy Director Kaapanda-Girnus to their first Executive Council meeting, and by thanking the Director-General for her statement. The United Kingdom looks forward to working with the new leadership team, and you, Chair, to strengthen this organisation, and we welcome the energy yo...
LONDON, Oct. 7 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Let me begin by congratulating you on your appointment. The United Kingdom looks forward to working closely with you and the Bureau throughout this session. Over recent years, we have agreed an ambitious set of outcomes. We now have a narrowing window to translate commitments into meaningful results. This Committee has an important opportunity to drive that delivery. Sustainable development depends ...